• DocumentCode
    905264
  • Title

    The thermal ion and electron trap experiments on the explorer XXXI satellite

  • Author

    Donley, John L.

  • Author_Institution
    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
  • Volume
    57
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1969
  • fDate
    6/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1061
  • Lastpage
    1063
  • Abstract
    The planar thermal ion and electron trap experiments on the Explorer XXXI satellite are described. These are capable of measuring ion and electron density and temperature and ionic composition at the satellite. Instrumentation, principles of operation, data analysis procedures, and sources of error are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Apertures; Current measurement; Density measurement; Electron traps; Instruments; Plasma measurements; Plasma temperature; Satellites; Temperature sensors; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1969.7154
  • Filename
    1449084
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=905264